Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Slovenia
Slovenia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre was 58.43 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Slovenia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 58.43 people per square kilometre for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Slovenia peaked at 58.43 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.53 people per square kilometre, in 1994.
Slovenia ranks 100th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 50.21 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 49.78 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 49.53 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 49.56 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 49.6 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.64 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.64 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.78 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 50.01 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 50.15 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 50.21 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.21 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.2 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.22 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.29 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 50.47 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 50.62 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 50.77 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 50.87 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 50.79 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 50.72 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 51.1 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 52.11 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 54.88 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 54.9 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.58 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 56.72 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 57.37 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 57.83 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 58.05 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 58.13 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 58.43 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 58.43 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.87 people per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 58.43 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.24 people per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.72 people per square kilometre | 49.53 people per square kilometre | 50.21 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 50.32 people per square kilometre | 50.01 people per square kilometre | 50.77 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6 people per square kilometre | 50.72 people per square kilometre | 57.37 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.11 people per square kilometre | 57.83 people per square kilometre | 58.43 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 97 Greece 62.6 people per square kilometre compare
- 98 Slovakia 61.05 people per square kilometre compare
- 99 Albania 59.73 people per square kilometre compare
- 101 Saint Kitts and Nevis 57.01 people per square kilometre compare
- 102 Honduras 55.48 people per square kilometre compare
- 103 Tunisia 54.99 people per square kilometre compare
More population data for Slovenia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2228 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0661 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 81.05 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 66,504 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.3403 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Slovenia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Slovenia was 58.43 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.43 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.53 people per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Slovenia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Slovenia ranks 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.